NEA 2018 Grants:
https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/FY18-GrantAnnouncement-2.7.18-by-Discipline-rev.pdf

New NYSCA Website
http://mailchi.mp/arts/introducing-the-new-nysca-website?e=a18d6de37e

Data Arts Newsletter:
http://dataarts.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/d/1A1189D6DDA9A45B/26176C9556C2DE8638A555EB6E97B45B

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and FACE Foundation are pleased to announce that the NEW French-American Jazz Exchange (FAJE) program guidelines and application are now available online.

FAJE is a program of FACE Foundation and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in collaboration with the French Embassy in the United States and celebrates the United States and France's shared passion for jazz. The 2018 FAJE program has been designed to encompass two complementary grant components: grants for French and American musicians (Creative Project Grants) and grants for American presenters booking FAJE collaborations (FAJE On Tour).

FAJE Creative Project Grants support projects jointly conceived by French and American professional musicians that encourage artistic exploration, foster intercultural dialogue, and contribute to the dynamism of jazz as an art form. FAJE will prioritize projects the have the capacity to reach new audiences and engage communities through public performance.

Building upon MAAF's existing FAJE Tours program, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and FACE Foundation will partner to expand the touring component of FAJE through FAJE On Tour. This expanded program will launch in the summer of 2018 and provide national touring support for recently completed FAJE Projects. Please see the FAJE Guidelines to read more about the new FAJE On Tour program.

For program guidelines and Creative Project Grant online application, click here.

The application deadline for FAJE Creative Projects is March 16, 2018, 5:00 PM ET

French-American Jazz Exchange Creative Grant Application Webinar
February 6, 2018 at 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET | Sign up here

March 1, 2018 at 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET | Sign up here
If you are interested in learning more about this special opportunity please contact Suzanne Buracas, Program Officer for Music, Cultural Services of the French Embassy at suzanne.buracas@diplomatie.gouv.fr or 212-439-1448.
If you have questions regarding FAJE, please contact Jess Porter, Program Officer, Performing Arts, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation at jess@midatlanticarts.org or 410-539-6656 x116
FAJE Creative Project Grants are made possible through generous support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Florence Gould Foundation, French Ministry of Culture, Institut Français-Paris, and Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs de Musique ("SACEM").

Copeland Fund
https://coplandfund.org/programs/performance-program

Grammy Program
http://www.grammymuseum.org/programs/grants-program

Aaron Copland Fund for Music Accepting Applications for Performance Program
Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to performing and presenting organizations whose artistic excellence encourages and improves public knowledge and appreciation of serious contemporary American music.
https://coplandfund.org/programs/performance-program

Puffin Foundation Issues RFP for Social Justice Arts Projects
Grants will be awarded to individual artist-activists and arts organizations seeking to enrich and inform the public on important subjects such as the environment, social justice, and civil rights.
http://puffinwest.org/2016-grant-application/

Lighthouse Works Accepting Applications for Artist Fellowships
The program provides housing, food, studio space, a $250 travel allowance, and a stipend of $1,500 to help defray the costs of shipping materials, the purchase of art supplies, and other expenses incurred in making art in a remote location.
http://www.thelighthouseworks.com/fellowshipprogram.html#description

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
http://www.giarts.org/article/small-beautiful?utm_source=Master+List&utm_campaign=9efb3a43ff-GIA+Small+Is+Beautiful&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f7d60648e5-9efb3a43ff-409954649